2201_ROSCANS_2003

1' •: '
AM
NCDENR
NORTH C MOUM 00%RrW-4T or
Ew Ftommemr w1D Ha P1.Y. Rcwwecca
Date of Audit: 07/18/03
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Clay County Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
State Road 1148
Hayesville, NC 28904
Date of Last Audit: 04/04/03
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Paul Leek, Clay County Manager
Telephone: [phone]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT):
Paul Leek, County Manager
Clay County Manager's Office
P.O. Box 118
Hayesville, NC 28904
AUDIT PARTICIPANTS:
Jim Patterson, N.C. Solid Waste Section
James Bracken, Clay County Solid Waste Department
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Closed
PURPOSE OF AUDIT: -
Post closure inspection of municipal solid waste landfill.
NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS) (citation and explanation):
None
You are hereby advised that, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-22, an administrative penalty of up to $5,000 per day may be assessed for each
violation of the Solid Waste Statute or Regulations. If the violation(s) noted here continue, you may be subject to enforcement actions
including penalties, injunction from operation of a solid waste management facility or a solid waste collection service and any such
further relief as may be necessary to achieve compliance with the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Act and Rules.
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS (List all noted last audit):
N/A
OTHER COMMENTS /SUGGESTIONS:
Landfill has been mown since last inspection.

FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT EPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste; Section
Page 2 of 2
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this audit report.
Q�w-s (signature) Phone: [phone].
Regi
onal Representative
Distribution: original signed copy to facility -- signed copy to compliance officer — e-mail or copy to super
Delivered on : 07/22/03 by hand delivery X US Mail Certified No. I_. l
cc: Mark Poindexter
Brent Rockett

North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Waste Management
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Dexter R. Matthews, Director February 20, 2003
Mr. Paul Leek
Clay County Manager
P.O. Box 118
Hayesville, N.C. 28904
ern
NCDENR
Re: Post Closure Monitoring Requirements - Clay County Closed Landfill (Permit # 22-01)
Dear Mr. Leek:
At Clay County's request, the Solid Waste Section has reviewed the need for additional post -
closure water quality monitoring at the old closed county landfill. As you may be aware, a
minimum of five years post -closure monitoring was required. Then at that time this agency
would decide if additional monitoring was necessary.
After reviewing all of the information that has been submitted, including the monitoring data and
the survey of potable well users around the site, the Solid Waste Section has determined that
water quality monitoring shall continue at the Clay County closed landfill, but at a reduced
frequency. Currently semiannual monitoring is required, however beginning during 2003, Clay
County may begin annual water quality monitoring at the facility. Continued monitoring is
required because there is documented groundwater contamination at the landfill and there are
potable well users on property adjacent to the landfill.
The monitoring data for the past five years indicates the presence of a number of organic
contaminants in groundwater around the site. Until the September 2001 sampling event, samples
from monitoring wells MW-IA, MW-2, MW-5, and MW-6 consistently were contaminated with
these compounds. After the September 2001 sampling event the analytical reporting limits were
increased and the contaminants were no longer reported. Unfortunately this does not mean that
the contamination no longer exists, only that it is not being reported because of the higher
reporting limits.
In general, concentrations of contaminants are less than their respective groundwater standards,
however several, including benzene, ethylene dibromide, chloroform, and vinyl chloride, have
been reported on at least one occasion at levels exceeding a standard. These compounds are
often found in groundwater at the older unlined landfills and are the result of leachate
contamination.
In summary, water quality monitoring at the Clay County closed landfill shall continue because
1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
Phone: [phone] \ FAX: [phone] \ Internet:www. enr. state. nc.us/
"T'" AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY \ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER - 50% RECYCLED / 10% POST CONSUMER PAPER

of groundwater contamination. The monitoring wells and surface water sampling locations shall
be sampled annually. If monitoring data indicate a decline in water quality or if conditions
change at the site, the Solid Waste Section reserves the right to reinitiate semiannual monitoring.
If there are violations of groundwater standards, an assessment with possible corrective action
may be required.
If you have any questions, please call me at [phone], extension 257.
Sincerely,
6
Lary Rose
Environmental Compliance Unit
Solid Waste Section
cc: Mark Poindexter - Head, Field Operations Branch
Brent Rockett - Western District Supervisor
James Patterson - Waste Management Specialist
Cheryl Marks - Hydrogeologist